JE Lynch Biographical Data - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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J. Emit Lynch

~1844 or 1846 - April 11, 1865

Born in MS around 1844 or 1846.
Resided in DeWitt County, TX in 1860 with father and seven siblings.

Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Received would to arm by horse at Murfreesboro, TN on July 13, 1862.
Promoted to 2nd Corporal by April 1863.
May have received furlough to TX in October 1863.
Demoted to private by January 1864.
Present in February 1864.
Received wounds three times in 1864, including wounds to hand and leg.
Served in "secret service" in TN with J. M. Claiborne, Co. D, from July 1864 to unknown date.
Member of Shannon's Scouts.
Present in March 1865.
Killed near Chappell Hill, NC or Raleigh, NC on April 11, 1865, by gunshot wound to head or back by a Union prisoner when both were on Lynch's horse.
Was the last man in the regiment to be killed during the War.

Cousin of Joseph Miller Lynch, Co. C, and William Andrew Lynch, Co. C.

Also Identified As:
	J. Emmett Lynch, Emmet Lynch
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(Great Great Great Nephew of J. M. Lynch) (Great Granddaughter of M. M. Lynch)
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Sibling b. Sibling b. Sibling b. Sibling b. Sibling b. Sibling b. Sibling b.
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

Related Links:
	"Death of Judge Gustave Cook," Confederate Veteran, August 1897 , p. 418.
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Lynch) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Lynch) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (DeWitt County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (DeWitt County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (DeWitt County, TX)

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